Connie, my 8600 PM
Submitted by doug-doug the mighty on November 22, 2007 - 10:59pm.
Connie, as I have lovingly named my 8600 PM, has a few upgrades. Because I can (my mantra), I am documenting in this blog, what has been done and what is planned or in process.
**This post is a work in progress and is being updated as I record correct specs and change hardware.**
Type : 8600 PowerMac
Processor : 500MHz (Sonnet G3 upgrade)
OS : OS 9.2.2 (via Old World Support)
RAM : ??? MB
VRAM : ?? MB
Floppy : Yes
BTW: my screen display a big gap between this text block and the table below - if anyone can educate me on how to clear this post up, please send me a PM.
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| # | ----- PCI Cards ----- | ||
| 1 | Video card | Can't recall what it is, but will post the specs | |
| 2 | Sonnet Tempo Trio | ||
| 3 | (open) | ||
| = | ======================= | ========================= | =============== |
| # | ----- Monitor ----- | ----- Connection ----- | ----- Notes ----- |
| 1 | 19" SAMTRON 77V | uses 8600's native video port | Resolution is 1024x768/Color is Thousands (Max) |
| 2 | 19" PRINCETON Ultra72 | uses PCI video card | Resolution is 1024x768/Color is Millions (Max) |
| 3 | TV (via my A/V system) - | uses 8600's RCA outputs | Resolution is NTSC 640x480 |
| 4 | (unused) | uses PCI video card | ... |
| = | ======================= | ========================= | =============== |
| ID | - - - SCSI Bus 0 - - - | - Location - | - Notes - |
| 0 | Zip 100 | bay below floppy) | ... |
| 1 | - | - | ... |
| 2 | - | - | ... |
| 3 | CD ROM | bay below Zip 100 | speed unknown - can't recall, need to check |
| 4 | 2GB HD | sandwiched between floppy and Zip 100 | ... |
| 5 | 4GB HD | between the PSU and the CD and DVD drives |
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| 6 - | 9GB HD | drive bracket above PSU | ... |
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| ID | - - - SCSI Bus 1 - - - | - Location - | - Notes - |
| 0 | - | - | ... |
| 1 | - | - | ... |
| 2 | - | - | ... |
| 3 | CD600 | External CD ROM | ... |
| 4 | CD600 | External CD ROM | ... |
| 5 | CD600 | External CD ROM | ... |
| 6 | - | - | ... |
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| ID | ----- Sonnet Tempo Trio ----- | - Location - | - Notes - |
| - - - ATA Bus 1 (SCSI Bus 2) - - - | |||
| M | 8GB HD | screwed into bracket in bottom of case | trying to recover old PC files before reformatting |
| S | - | - | ... |
| - - - ATA Bus 2 (SCSI Bus 3) - - - | |||
| M | - | - | ... |
| S | DVD RW | bay below CD ROM (bottom bay) |
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| = | ======================= | ========================= | =============== |